JP5160499B2 - エネルギーフィルタが一体化された荷電粒子源 - Google Patents
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Description
- 荷電粒子を放出する荷電粒子放出面、
- 該荷電粒子放出面の像を生成するレンズであって光軸を有するレンズ、
- 少なくとも2本のビームが生成され、中心ビームは前記レンズの中心を通り、偏心ビームは前記レンズを偏心して通る、ように配置された、ビームを制限するビーム制限ダイアフラム、
- 前記ビームのうちの1本を前記光軸に近づくように偏向するように配置された第1偏向器、
- 前記偏心ビームの一部を通過させるエネルギー選択アパーチャ、及び前記中心ビームを通過させる中心アパーチャを有するエネルギー選択ダイアフラムであって、前記荷電粒子放出面と前記偏向器との間に設けられているエネルギー選択ダイアフラム、並びに
- 前記偏心ビームを前記エネルギー選択アパーチャに位置合わせする第2偏向器、
を有する。
102 荷電粒子放出面
103 荷電粒子
104 ビーム制限ダイアフラム
105 中心ビーム
106 軸から外れたビーム
107 レンズ
108 エネルギー選択ダイアフラム
109 スリット
110 中心ビーム
111 偏向器
112 偏向ユニット
113 通過したビーム
201 エネルギー分布曲線
202 分布
203 半値全幅
204 半値全幅でのエネルギーの広がり
Claims (12)
- 荷電粒子ビームを生成する荷電粒子源であって、
当該荷電粒子源は:
荷電粒子を放出する荷電粒子放出面;
該荷電粒子放出面の像を生成するレンズであって光軸を有するレンズ;
少なくとも2本のビームが生成され、中心ビームは前記レンズの中心を通り、偏心ビームは前記レンズを偏心して通る、ように配置された、ビームを制限するビーム制限ダイアフラム;
前記ビームのうちの1本を前記光軸に近づくように偏向するように配置された第1偏向器;
前記偏心ビームの一部を通過させるエネルギー選択アパーチャ、及び前記中心ビームを通過させる中心アパーチャを有するエネルギー選択ダイアフラムであって、前記荷電粒子放出面と前記第1偏向器との間に設けられているエネルギー選択ダイアフラム;並びに
前記偏心ビームを前記エネルギー選択アパーチャに位置合わせする第2偏向器;
を有し、
前記偏心ビームが、前記第2偏向器を用いることによって前記エネルギー選択アパーチャで集束及び位置合わせされるときに、前記第2偏向器は同時に前記中心ビームを偏向させ、それにより前記中心ビームが前記エネルギー選択ダイアフラムによって阻止される、
ことを特徴とする荷電粒子源。 - 前記第2偏向器及び前記レンズが一の多極素子内で一体化されている、請求項1に記載の荷電粒子源。
- 前記多極素子が前記ビームのスティグメータとして用いられるように備えられている、請求項2に記載の荷電粒子源。
- 前記多極素子が静電多極素子である、請求項2に記載の荷電粒子源。
- 前記エネルギー選択ダイアフラムは前記偏心ビームの一部を通過させる多数のエネルギー選択アパーチャを有する、請求項1乃至4のうちいずれか一項に記載の荷電粒子源。
- 多重偏心ビームが生成され、かつ
該多重偏心ビームの各々は前記エネルギー選択アパーチャを通り抜ける前記偏心ビームとして用いられることが可能である、
請求項1乃至5のうちいずれか一項に記載の荷電粒子源。 - 前記中心ビームが前記エネルギー選択ダイアフラムを通過するときには、偏心ビームは前記エネルギー選択ダイアフラムを通過しない、請求項1乃至6のうちいずれか一項に記載の荷電粒子源。
- 前記第2偏向器は前記中心ビームの偏向とは異なる前記偏心ビームの偏向を引き起こす、請求項1乃至7のうちいずれか一項に記載の荷電粒子源。
- 請求項1乃至8のうちいずれか一項に記載の荷電粒子源が備えられている、試料の像を生成する粒子光学装置。
- 前記試料上に集束ビームを生成するように備えられている、請求項9に記載の粒子光学装置。
- 前記粒子光学源によって生成されて、前記荷電粒子が前記試料に衝突する前に前記第2偏向器によって前記軸へ向かうように偏向された前記荷電粒子のエネルギーを変化させるように備えられている、請求項9又は10に記載の粒子光学装置。
- 前記のエネルギー変化とは前記エネルギーを下げることである、請求項11に記載の粒子光学装置。
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